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Ambulatory medication reconciliation: using a collaborative approach to process improvement at an academic medical center.

March 30, 2016

Keogh C, Kachalia A, Fiumara K, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2016;42(4):186-194.

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This quality improvement initiative found that providing measurement, feedback, coaching, and financial incentives led primary care practices to improve medication reconciliation over time. This suggests that multimodal interventions using traditional quality improvement methods can address longstanding safety issues in primary care.

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